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U.S. v. PLOWMAN

No. 11-3781.

700 F.3d 1052 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lincoln PLOWMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 20, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vijay Shanker (argued), Attorney, Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Washington, DC, Joe H. Vaughn , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Tyler D. Helmond , James Hugh Voyles, Jr. (argued), Attorneys, Voyles, Zann, Paul, Hogan & Merriman, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before MANION, SYKES, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Lincoln Plowman was a local government official in Indianapolis, Indiana, when he accepted a bribe from an undercover FBI agent. Prior to trial, the government filed a motion in limine seeking to preclude Plowman from arguing an entrapment defense. The district court granted the motion. A jury then convicted Plowman of federal-funds bribery and attempted extortion under color of official right. Plowman appeals, and argues that the district court...

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